Chemical Engineering / Kimya Mühendisliği

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    Citation - WoS: 6
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    Designing Robust Xylan/Chitosan Composite Shells Around Drug-Loaded Msns: Stability in Upper Git and Degradation in the Colon Microbiota
    (Elsevier, 2023) Zeybek, Nüket; Büyükkileci, Ali Oğuz; Güleç, Şükrü; Polat, Mehmet; Polat, Hürriyet
    ong residence times, near-neutral pH values, and release triggered by the enzymatic action of the resident microbiota offer unique opportunities for improved drug delivery in the colon. The fact that a delivery agent must also pass through the complete GI tract without degradation presents a challenge due to widely changing pH conditions. In this study, a promising colon-targeted drug delivery system was composed of a xylan/chitosan composite shell formed on curcumin-loaded mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs). A novel synthesis approach was employed to facilitate precipitation of negatively charged xylan on negatively charged MSNs by concurrent chitosan polymerization. Curcumin-loaded xylan/chitosan-coated MSNs (C-MSNs) were determined to contain nearly 42% xylan by the inclusion of chitosan in a one-to-one ratio with xylan. The xylan/chitosan composite shell demonstrated excellent stability in the acidic upper GI tract. The hydrolysis of glycosidic bonds by resident microbiota was the triggering mechanism for xylan degradation and curcumin release in the colon. The presence of xylan has the further benefit of increasing the number of beneficial bacteria and improving short-chain fatty acid production for improved colon health.
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    Citation - WoS: 51
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    3d Printed Gelatin/Decellularized Bone Composite Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering: Fabrication, Characterization and Cytocompatibility Study
    (Elsevier, 2022) Kara, Aylin; Distler, Thomas; Polley, Christian; Schneidereit, Dominik; Seitz, Hermann; Friedrich, Oliver; Tıhmınlıoğlu, Funda; Boccaccini, Aldo R
    Three-dimensional (3D) printing technology enables the design of personalized scaffolds with tunable pore size and composition. Combining decellularization and 3D printing techniques provides the opportunity to fabricate scaffolds with high potential to mimic native tissue. The aim of this study is to produce novel decellularized bone extracellular matrix (dbECM)-reinforced composite-scaffold that can be used as a biomaterial for bone tissue engineering. Decellularized bone particles (dbPTs, ∼100 ​μm diameter) were obtained from rabbit femur and used as a reinforcement agent by mixing with gelatin (GEL) in different concentrations. 3D scaffolds were fabricated by using an extrusion-based bioprinter and crosslinking with microbial transglutaminase (mTG) enzyme, followed by freeze-drying to obtain porous structures. Fabricated 3D scaffolds were characterized morphologically, mechanically, and chemically. Furthermore, MC3T3-E1 mouse pre-osteoblast cells were seeded on the dbPTs reinforced GEL scaffolds (GEL/dbPTs) and cultured for 21 days to assess cytocompatibility and cell attachment. We demonstrate the 3D-printability of dbPTs-reinforced GEL hydrogels and the achievement of homogenous distribution of the dbPTs in the whole scaffold structure, as well as bioactivity and cytocompatibility of GEL/dbPTs scaffolds. It was shown that Young's modulus and degradation rate of scaffolds were enhanced with increasing dbPTs content. Multiphoton microscopy imaging displayed the interaction of cells with dbPTs, indicating attachment and proliferation of cells around the particles as well as into the GEL-particle hydrogels. Our results demonstrate that GEL/dbPTs hydrogel formulations have potential for bone tissue engineering.
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    In Vitro Antitumor Activity of Sarcopoterium Spinosum Leaf Extract With Bioactive Natural Compounds
    (Elsevier, 2013) Süngüç, Ceren; Erdoğan, İpek; Uslu, Mehmet Emin; Bayraktar, Oğuz
    Cancer cell lines cause generation of reactive oxygen species and free radicals at high levels (Wang and Yi, 2008). Then generated free radicals lead to breakdown of the structure of DNA, lipid or protein (Gul et al., 2011). When plant extracts including antioxidant phytochemicals are exposed to the redox reactions, the harmful effects of free radicals are effectively prevented. The aim of present research was to evaluate the antitumor potential of the extract derived from Sarcopoterium spinosum leaves. The leaves of S. spinosum were collected in Izmir, Turkey. Total phenol content of ethanolic.
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    Investigation of Anti-Tumoral Activity of Cistus Creticus Extract Against Pc-3 Cell Line
    (Elsevier, 2013) Erdoğan, İpek; Süngüç, Ceren; Uslu, Mehmet Emin; Bayraktar, Oğuz
    Recent studies have revealed that plant extracts show cytotoxic activities against cancer cell lines by ceasing cell division in particular phases (Xu et al., 2012, Yıldırım et al., 2013). Expression of specific genes was found to be activated according to pathway in which cell death occurs. Objective of this study was to identify antitumoural effect of Cistus creticus, which is a perennial shrub, found in Mediterranean region, against prostate cancer cell line by measuring the cytotoxic activities and apoptotic gene expression levels.